ONM writes: "If you're one of the many Wii owners who bought Wii Fit, there's a chance that you're impatiently waiting for new games that make use of the Balance Board. After all, not long after Wii Fit was announced Nintendo proudly claimed that there were loads of third-party games in development that would make use of it.
Thankfully it looks like some of them are finally nearing completion, including Skate It, a Wii version of EA's Tony Hawk rival.
Don't worry if you don't own a Wii Balance Board, because Skate It can be played with the Wii Remote as well if you want. Naturally though, the Balance Board controls are what make this game unique so we're going to focus on them for the purposes of this preview."
MMGN: Skate It” brings the popular “Skate” franchise to the iPhone after a brief outing on the Nintendo DS, but just how well does it perform on the new mobile device?
Skate is a pretty cool title on 360, but 3/10 on the iphone? that's a shocking job :(
A skating game on iPhone? It could've worked.
It's a shame this didn't work out.
touch control would have good potential for this sort of game... wish they incorporated it a bit better..
When considering the existing pedigree of the Skate series, there were higher-than-normal expectations for the mobile version. Unfortunately, Skate It could only be considered part of the series as a stranded stepchild. Using the accelerometer to control movement, a push button, grab button and finger motions to perform tricks, the game presents too much to control in comparison to the console version. It has a stunted career mode that focuses on challenges rather than free skating, and graphics that look worse than the original PlayStation One Tony Hawk game. Skate It isn’t Skate, but a quick attempt to cash in on the series without adapting the title properly for mobile users.
Mac World: Skate It is EA’s latest skateboarding app for the iPhone. Based on the popular Nintendo DS game by the same name, Skate It features real brands, a ton of customization, and a unique—but not necessarily easy or convenient—“flick it” method of controls.
